Window-shade bracket.



H. w. RANEY.

WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

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WINDOW- SHADE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application filed December 4, 1918. Serial No. 265,208.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY W. RANnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milstead, in the county of Macon, State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Window-Shade Bracket and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a window shade bracket, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction where- 5 by it can be readily applied to a window casing without marring or injuring the finish thereof and will provide an effective means for supporting a shade or curtain.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character whichis comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be readily applied to a y conventional window casing, which can be adjusted to fit the particular length of shade roller and also to move the shade in and out from the window casing, and which admits of the bracket being secured in position without the use of screws or similar fastening members.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in' certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description preceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a corner of a window casing provided with a window shade bracket constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the window shade bracket.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the angle iron fitting which is clamped in position within one of the upper corners of the window frame.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view through the outer end of one of the arms of the angle iron bracket, one end of the extensible diagonal brace being shown as withdrawn from the socket in the end of the arm.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the outer end of one of the arms of the angle iron corner piece, showing a slight modification. 4

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the reference character A designates a resilient angle iron corner piece which is adapted to be fitted within one of the interior upper angles of a conventional window casing B. The arms 1 of the corner piece have a resilient action and are arranged at substantially right angles to each other. The outer end of each of the arms is provided with means for gripping the window casing, and an extensible diagonal brace C extends between the arms of the corner piece. In the form of the invention illustrated by Figs. 1 to 4: of the drawings the outer end of each of the arms 1 is provided with a friction block 2, said block being formed of some suitable material such as rubber, and having a flanged base shaped clips 3 and outer cl1ps 41.

The diagonal brace C is formed in sections 5 which terminate at their outer ends in flattened disks 6, the inner ends of the brace sections being formed with right and left hand threads respectively and being engaged by a turn buckle 7. The flattened disks 6 at the outer ends of the diagonal brace are removably received within correspondingly shaped sockets 8 formed in blocks 9 which are secured to the inner faces of the arms 1 at the ends of the said arms.

When the corner piece is fitted in position within an upper interior corner of the window casing and the turn buckle 7 rotated to lengthen the diagonal brace C and flex the arms 1 forwardly, the friction shoes 2 will be forced into a tight engagement with the window casing so that the corner piece will be securely locked in position. This is accomplished without marring or injuring the finish of the window casing, and the use of screws, nails, or similar separate fastening members is avoided. I

The horizontal arm 1 of the corner piece A is provided with a socket 10 which receives a horizontal slide 11, said slide being arranged at right angles to the plane of the corner piece and being movable in and out through the socket. A set screw 12 is provided for locking the slide in an adjusted which is engaged by inner Z- members into engagement frame, friction shoes position within the socket, and the outer end of the slide is in turn provided with a socket 13 receiving a horizontal slide 14 which is arranged at right angles to the slide 11. A set screw 15 is provided for locking the second slide 14 in an adjusted position, and this second slide is formed with an upwardly extending bracket arm 16 which is constructed to engage and support a window shade. With this construction it will be obvious that by moving the slide in and out the window shade can be adjusted toward or away from the window frame, and that by adjusting the second slide 14.- the bracket arms 16 at opposite sides of the window casing can be moved toward and away from each other to fit the particular length of shade roller which is to be supported. The parts can be readily assembled or knocked down, the flattened heads or disks 6 at the ends of the diagonal brace C being adapted to be withdrawn from the sockets 8 of the blocks 9 by forcibly flexing the arms 1 of the corner piece outwardly.

A slight modification is shown by Fig. 5, in which the outer extremities of the arms 1 terminate in teeth 17 which are inclined outwardly. These teeth will bite into the faces of a wooden window casing so as to securely grip the same, and under some conditions it may be found preferable to use these teeth instead of the soft friction shoes 2. 7

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be fitted in the interior corner of a window frame, gripping members at the ends of the arms of the corner piece, an extensible diagonal brace extending between the arms of the corner piece for forcing the gripping with the window casing, and a bracket member carried by the corner piece.

2. A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be fitted in the interior corner of a window frame, gripping members at the ends of the arms of the corner piece, blocks also applied to the said arms and formed with sockets, a diagonal brace'formed in sections of which the outer ends fit in the sockets, a turn buckle connecting the inner ends of the brace sections, and a bracket arm supported by the corner piece,

3. A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be fitted in the interior corner of a window applied to the ends of Copies of this patent may be obtained for fiy'e cents each, by Washington, D. G.

- nal brace extending the corner piece, blocks also applied to the said ends and formed with sockets, a diagobetween the ends of the corner piece and formed in sections, the outer extremities of the sections of the brace being formed with heads which are received within the before mentioned sockets of the blocks, a turn buckle connecting the inner ends of the brace sections, and a bracket arm supported by the corner piece.

A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be fitted in the interior corner of a window frame, soft friction shoes applied to the outer ends of the corner piece, clips removably fastening the friction shoes in position on one side of the corner piece, blocks applied to the other side of the corner piece and formed with sockets, a diagonal brace connecting the ends of the corner piece and formed in sections, the outer ends of the sections terminating in flattened heads which fit removably within the sockets of the blocks and interlock therewith to hold the necting the inner ends of the brace sections for forcing the same apart to bring the frict1on shoes into engagement with the window frame, and a bracket arm supported by the corner piece.

5. A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be inserted in the interior corner of a window frame, gripping members at the ends of the corner piece, an extensible diagonal brace between the ends of the corner piece, a slide adjustably, mounted upon the first mentioned slide and movable in a plane parallel to the plane of the corner piece, and a bracket arm carried by the second slide.

6. A window shade bracket including a resilient angle iron corner piece adapted to be fitted in the interior corner of a window frame, gripping members at the ends of the corner piece, an extensible diagonal brace between the ends of the corner piece, a socket applied to one of the arms of the corner piece, a slide adjustable in the socket and movable in a plane at right angle to that of the corner piece, said slide terminating in a secondsocket, a second slide adjustable in the second socket and arranged at right angles to the first slide, and a bracket arm carried by the second slide.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesse HENRY W. RANEY.

' Witnesses:

EMMETT E. GIBSON, M. R. GIBsoN. 

